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1st time Charter Tony Litvak at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1208 Mates,I've been nominated by my family to get details on a bareboat charter in the Caribbean. W
Redoing counter and cabinets David ONeill at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2426 I was thinking about replacing the counter in the Oday 22 I just bought. The boat was in so so shap
Lake Lanier, GA Benny at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1873 We have a couple of boats ranging from an H-320 to a San Juan 21. One of our favorites is a Starwin
mast raising J. Barrett at 12:08pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1162 I know that the topic of mast raising kits brings comments from both sides. As I have a blown knee f
New England Sailers... What to do? Eric at 12:05pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/839 So what are people planning to do? The CT River is still flooded and strong currents and debris are
christmas lights Tony Thomas at 11:21am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/990 I want to put some Christmas lights on my boat. Has anyone used LED? Where can I find 12 volt Christ
Source to buy a gudgeons Rich L at 11:04am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/803 The 2 identical black plastic parts to which the the clevis pins of the rudder attach on a Hunter 26
looking for good diesel resource Ron at 10:39am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 6/998 After 2 months with the new C-30 its time to haul for the winter. looking for a good resource book
Hunter Construction Larry Long at 9:59am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/830 Check out page 56 of the November 2005 issue of SAIL Magazine. There is a 4-page spread on Hunter c
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:53am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 2/3966 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:52am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 0/939 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Keel reluctant to swing under weigh Jim parrott at 9:17am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1046 The keel on my 26X seems to function properly (up and down)while not in motion ie: at the slip etc.
170 upper deck and cock pit cracks Gerald Syster at 8:33am 10.19.05 Day Sailers 10/2412 Can someone give me advise about the multiple surface cracks that have appeared when I removed the b
Who doesn't want to go fast? Don Guillette at 8:05am 10.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/3194 Every cruising sailor I know wants to go fast. Fast is a relative term in sailing. In other words, 6
6 Cylinder VW Diesels Pathfinder, Pirhana Chuck483 at 7:20am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1181 Does anyone have one of these engines in their vessel?
RUSTPROOF a MAC-X Trailer...anyone tried this YET Louis Holub at 7:10am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1631 I installed "spray in" bedliner in my NEW Ford PU. Friends have done the same with awesome success a
Buying an Ericson 29' 1970. Any experiences OKS at 6:35am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 16/8152 I am considering the purchase of an Ericson 29' Sloop, 1970 model year. A couple of questions are, d
1990 Catalina 30 question - stern Cathy at 6:34am 10.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4023 I've been looking at Catlina 30s for my next boat ' am somewhat confused as the when Catalina moved
Toerail addition Brad at 6:19am 10.19.05 Bigger Boats 1/1082 Has anyone seen or known of someone who has added toerail to a 272? I have a 1986 boat and wondered
new Hunter 31 Rick at 6:14am 10.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 25/3686 looking for any reviews on the new Hunter 31. I currently have a 260 and was thinking of trading up

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Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 9:50am 05.21.21 Well I got a circulation pump and Barnacle Bruster and setup a loop and flushed systems. Got a lot o
Wanting to add a second battery and a solar charger. Tom J at 9:27am 05.21.21 I had a similar setup to yours. An O'Day 23 with a 9.9 hp outboard and one battery that powered the
Cutting my Rub Rail JamesG161 at 8:20am 05.21.21 why would you want to do otherwise? As @dlochner noted the Rub Rail has one Seam on the Aft of the
Cutting my Rub Rail dlochner at 8:03am 05.21.21 I would not cut the rub rail. Find the closest natural break and then remove the rub rail in one pie
False / Secret Bilge jmce1587 at 7:58am 05.21.21 Here is another post from a H34 owner on the false bilge https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/
Cutting my Rub Rail Don S/V ILLusion at 7:58am 05.21.21 When our Boat was Lifted of shore from... Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Sea Tow had a awkwar
Movie Chase scene using sailing catamarans Muttondressedaslamb at 7:56am 05.21.21 Just thinking of that chase scene in SF with the hills can make me nauseous, still. Perhaps, but i
Catalina28 air conditioning Siamese at 7:53am 05.21.21 I have a 28, but no air conditioning. Was about to add it, then my wife decided we need a Catalina
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 7:52am 05.21.21 194399
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 7:44am 05.21.21
Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? Andiamo 34 at 7:20am 05.21.21 Thank you for the support and I will be cahning all the liquids as I don't think there was much TLC
False / Secret Bilge Andiamo 34 at 7:17am 05.21.21 Welcome aboard, Andiamo! Hard to tell from that picture if the work was done. Usually when folks re
Looking for cabinet and door latches for '97 Beneteau Oceanis 381 JamesG161 at 7:13am 05.21.21 This is the Maker of most boat hardware latches. Looking at their list. I found a rare one and even
Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 7:08am 05.21.21 Your family will be unhappy when you store that cutter in your Refrigerator "after opening".:laugh:
Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 7:07am 05.21.21 I hope you got some extra cutting wheels with that purchase? it came with a twin pack of extra whe
hunter 22 swing keel SeaTR at 7:04am 05.21.21 JeffJK, I replaced my 1981 H22 salvage boat's swing keel a couple of years ago with one made by Foss
Retrieve lost end of topping lift? dmax at 7:04am 05.21.21 I just rebuilt my boom (it's an Isomat, yours should be too). Internally mine contained two reefing
Looking for cabinet and door latches for '97 Beneteau Oceanis 381 sail sfbay at 7:03am 05.21.21 Welcome to the forum!! Can you please photos of what you are looking to replace since there are so
Need a clean SS cut JamesG161 at 7:02am 05.21.21 Notice the spelling of "refrigeration" at the bottom Your family will be unhappy when you store th
Bleeding air from fuel system Universal 5411 (2) shank at 6:57am 05.21.21 Thanks for the response. Think this is the right one based on the diagram from the 5411 manual?

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